The Rocky Mountain Bee Plant is a
member
of the Cleome Family.
It
grows to 4 feet in height and has
green, leaflets which grow to 3 inches in length all along the stem. The plant typically grows
along roadsides and in fields at elevations between
4500 - 7000 feet.

The
Rocky Mountain Bee Plant is a favorite of bees and hummingbirds.

The Rocky Mountain Bee Plant typically
blooms between
June
- September and produces pink to purple flowers
which grow in an elongated cluster to 3 inches in length, followed by
a thin green seed pod to 2.5 inches in length.